Tochihara Station

Tochihara Station

栃原駅
Tochihara Station; 栃原駅
	Tochihara Station, May 2013
General information
Location	1247 Tochihara, Ōdai-machi, Taki-gun, Mie-ken 519-2424; Japan
Coordinates	34.4444°N 136.5096°E
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Kisei Main Line
Distance	55.1 km from Kameyama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal;
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	20 March 1923
Passengers
FY2019	117 daily
Services
Location
	Tochihara Station Location within Mie Prefecture Tochihara Station Tochihara Station (Japan)

Tochihara Station (栃原駅, Tochihara-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Ōdai, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Tochihara Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 55.1 km (34.2 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Kisei Main Line	For Owase, Shingū, Kii-Katsuura
2	■ Kisei Main Line	For Taki, Kameyama, Yokkaichi, Nagoya

History

Tochihara Station opened on 20 March 1923, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei-East Line. The line was extended on to Kawazoe Station on 20 November 1923. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959. The station has been unattended since 21 December 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987. The station building was reconstructed in February 2000.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 117 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Kawazoe Shrine
Japan National Route 42
Odai Municipal Nissin Elementary School

References

三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Tochihara Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR Central timetable (in Japanese)

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[Mie2019stats-1] 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.